LANSING Central School District

LANSING Central School District LCSD Budget Presentation Chris Pettograsso, Superintendent of Schools Mary June King, Administrator of Business May 12, 2014

Lansing Central School District AGENDA 2014-02015 Propositions Budget and Levy Drivers Effective Advocacy & Addressing the Gap Proposed Budget Recommendation Budget Vote Information

Lansing Central School District ENROLLMENT DATA

Lansing Central School District ATTENDANCE DATA

Lansing Central School District LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DATA NYS Lansing Report Card

Lansing Central School District Proposition #1 – Budget Amount That the Board of Education of Lansing Central School District be, and hereby is, authorized to expend the sums set forth of $27,820, 000 and to levy the necessary tax therefore.

Lansing Central School District Proposition #2 – School Buses Shall the Board of Education of Lansing Central School District be authorized to purchase and finance 2 school buses and 1 7-9 passenger van at an estimated cost not to exceed $275,000.

Lansing Central School District Proposition #3 – Septic Construction Project Shall the Board of Education of Lansing Central School District be authorized to undertake a capital project not to exceed $4,100,000. Refer to Septic Project Newsletter

Lansing Central School District Budget and Levy Drivers Salaries & BOCES Employee Benefits Unfunded NYS mandates Impact of Cayuga Power Plant Impact of State Aid

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Lansing Central School District New Unfunded Mandates

Lansing Central School District Impact of Cayuga Power Plant 2010-2015

Lansing Central School District Power Plant Pilot: Loss of Revenue Every $5M decrease in value = approximately $100,000 property tax levy increase

Lansing Central School District State Aid: GAP ELIMINATION ADJUSTMENT

Lansing Central School District Addressing the Gap - Without increasing taxes or reducing program Our LCSD Advocacy Vision: To support, sustain, and strengthen our Lansing Community by forging partnerships among Lansing Central School District, Lansing Community Library, and the Town of Lansing while advocating collectively for equitable education funding. Partnerships & Advocacy Local Partnerships Regional Partnerships State Partnerships LCSD Advocacy Toolkit Advocacy for Education

Lansing Central School District Organized and Effective Advocacy Total state aid increase - $490,453 Increase in GEA - $94,553 ($811,623 to go) Aid from local representatives - $50,000 We can’t stop now! We need to continue to advocate for adequate public education!

Lansing Central School District How do we address the Budget GAP Increase revenues Program adjustments (reductions) BOCES consolidation/ Merge Draw down reserves and fund balance Exceed the tax levy limit – requiring a “super majority” (above 4.81% - LCSD Property Tax Cap Limit)

Lansing Central School District Personnel Reductions Reduced teaching positions (science/enrichment/electives/number of sections) 3 Teacher Assistants 8 clerical positions (main offices and support staff) 1 administrators (Athletic Director/ Assistant HS) Custodial/ Cleaners Microcomputer specialist (reduced)

Lansing Central School District Efficiencies and Consolidations Reduced busing Reduced Athletics & consolidated with Lansing Rec. Consolidated business services (BOCES) Implemented time clock/ reducing overtime Reduced curriculum to .8 and through BOCES Improved Medicaid reimbursement Reduced building budgets by 50% in 2010-2011 Increased HS class size Engaged in energy use studies and capital projects to improve energy use (decrease of energy use)

Lansing Central School District 2014-2015 TAX IMPACT ESTIMATED PROJECTED COMBINED TAX LEVY - $18,328,000 PROPERTY LEVY - $16,570,000 PILOTS - $1,758,000 TOTAL - $18,328,000

Lansing Central School District ALL NUMBERS ARE ESTIMATES PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

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Lansing Central School District TOMPKINS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX RATES

Lansing Central School District If a public school budget does not pass election, the option exists for the BOE to submit an adjusted budget for voter approval or to move to contingency budget. If LCSD moves to contingency budget we would have the option to increase our appropriated funds or reduce our budget by $780,000.

CLARIFICATION ON PROCESS April - BOE vote May public vote by law are on the budget amount only. BOE sets levy in early August. Assessment office calculates tax rate.

Lansing Central School District Board of Education Election – Three school board positions are up for election. Candidates Tony Lombardo Tom Robinson Glenn Swanson

Lansing Central School District Absentee Ballots – Absentee ballot deadline has passed (must have been received by May 9. Voter Registration – For individuals WHO HAVE registered to vote with the County Board of Elections, you are automatically registered to vote in the up-coming Lansing CSD Annual Meeting & Election to be held on May 20, 2014. For Those WHO HAVE NOT previously registered to vote, you are invited to register at the office of the District Clerk Monday – Friday 8a.m – 4p.m through Thursday May 19, 2014. VOTER REGISTRATION will also be held on May 20, 2014, however, if you choose to register to vote on May 20th you will NOT be permitted to vote on that day, rather you would be registering to vote for FUTURE elections held at the district. In addition to being a registered voter of the district, an individual MUST meet ALL Voter Qualifications in order to be eligible to vote on May 20, 2014.

Lansing Central School District Voter Qualifications A citizen of the United States. Eighteen or more years of age. A resident of the school district for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the day of vote. Must be a registered voter.

Lansing Central School District Vote Information Budget Vote and Board Election Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7 am to 9 pm Teacher Center located in the RC Buckley Elementary School District Office Entrance

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